text_original: They could under  stand the one; they could not understand the other. 148 THOMAS WOLSEY chap. This was natural, for Wolsey had no lofty principles to set before them ; he had only the wisdom of a keen  sighted statesman, who read the signs of the times.
text_transcription: THEY COULD UNDERSTAND THE ONE THEY COULD NOT UNDERSTAND THE OTHER THIS WAS NATURAL FOR WOLSEY HAD NO LOFTY PRINCIPLES TO SET BEFORE THEM HE HAD ONLY THE WISDOM OF A KEEN SIGHTED STATESMAN WHO READ THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES
phonemes: ðeɪ kʊd ˌʌndɚ stˈænd ðə wˌʌn; ðeɪ kʊd nˌɑːt ˌʌndɚstˈænd ðɪ ˈʌðɚ. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi ˈeɪt tˈɑːməs wˈɑːlsi tʃˈæp. ðɪs wʌz nˈætʃɚɹəl, fɔːɹ wˈɑːlsi hæd nˈoʊ lˈɔfti pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz tə sˈɛt bᵻfˈɔːɹ ðˌɛm ; hiː hæd ˈoʊnli ðə wˈɪzdəm əvə kˈiːn sˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪtsmən, hˌuː ɹˈiːd ðə sˈaɪnz ʌvðə tˈaɪmz.